Kellogg’s Characters Speak Out On Bullying

Approximately 80 percent of LGBTQ youth experience harassment at school. This has lead to Kellogg Company again partnering with GLAAD, as an official sponsor of Spirit Day 2017. Spirit Day takes place during National Bullying Prevention Month and inspires adults and young people to stand together and send a message of solidarity and acceptance to LGBTQ youth by wearing purple or “going purple” online on October 19, 2017. Kellogg and its brands are going purple by changing its social media handles on Thursday, October 19, and take a collective stand…

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The March of Dimes Launches Campaign to Give All Mothers & Babies a Healthier Tomorrow

The March of Dimes, a leading nonprofit for pregnancy and baby health, has launched its 2017 “Give Them Tomorrow” campaign focused on its commitment to give every mom and each one of the 11,000 babies born in this country every day a healthy tomorrow. “Give them tomorrow” invites families, consumers and corporate partners to join the movement to give every newborn a healthy start and bright future. This fall, the March of Dimes will distribute more than 6,300 gift packages to new moms in hospitals across the country. The gift…

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Ethical brands unite to support small business this Black Friday

It’s almost the time of year again where shoppers flock to the streets and hit their computers to snap up a pre-Christmas bargain. Although originally an American tradition, Black Friday is becoming increasingly popular in the UK with shoppers reportedly spending £2.9bn last year. Black Friday is a time when retailers encourage us to bag a bargain – often shopping for things that we don’t really need or want, with queues forming outside hours before the shops even open. A survey by Traidcraft found that 54% of shoppers admitted to…

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Rotary gives $49.5 million to help eradicate polio

With just 11 confirmed polio cases so far in 2017, the world is on the brink of eradicating polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. To recognize this historic progress, Rotary clubs worldwide will host events in conjunction with Rotary International’s fifth annual World Polio Day celebration on Oct. 24. This year, the event will be co-hosted by Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and held at the foundation’s headquarters in Seattle. The program will feature an update on the global…

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New charity campaign ‘Care to Limbo’ has celebrity seal of approval

HCP Social Enterprise, an innovative social enterprise company, is vowing to get the nation doing the limbo through its new and inspiring social media campaign, ‘Care to Limbo’. Launched this month, with the help of a raft of celebrities and ambassadors, the Care to Limbo campaign is designed to help raise awareness and funds for four chosen charities, all of which benefit society and contribute immensely to local communities; Alzheimer’s Society, Carers UK, Crisis and Macmillan Cancer Support. Care to Limbo is a simple and fun challenge that involves participants…

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